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readsewknit 's review for:
Wives and Daughters
by Elizabeth Gaskell
I first encountered this book when I was teaching English and received a voucher for a free Barnes and Noble Classic. When making my selection, I considered this previously unknown title and was charmed by the first paragraphs (and with it's length, I was getting quite the return on my free title). I refused to read the back of the book, so imagine my horror when I stayed up late to finish it one night, only to realize it was unfinished and a cursory summary is given at the end ("This is how she told friends she might end it"). This had been a serialized story, and Gaskell died about one chapter or so away from the end.
All the same, I was intrigued to return to it about fifteen-plus years after that initial reading, now knowing the end would be abrupt. I let the expertly narrated audiobook be my accompaniment during school pickup, my commute, when folding laundry, and the like. It was a pleasant experience, but I felt a bit less sympathetic regarding Cynthia, and a little more critical of Roger.
All the same, I was intrigued to return to it about fifteen-plus years after that initial reading, now knowing the end would be abrupt. I let the expertly narrated audiobook be my accompaniment during school pickup, my commute, when folding laundry, and the like. It was a pleasant experience, but I felt a bit less sympathetic regarding Cynthia, and a little more critical of Roger.